Oregon Right to Life's new voter guides will start hitting the streets over the next several days, and they will visibly show how the organization's growing rift with Chris Dudley in the race for the Republican nomination for governor.

The organization last month endorsed former state legislator John Lim in the governor's race. That was expected since the two front-runners in the race, former NBA player Dudley and businessman Allen Alley, both say they are pro-choice.

However, at the time, the anti-abortion group's executive director, Gayle Atteberry, said she felt she could have a decent working relationship with either Alley or Dudley. Both candidates, she noted, seemed willing to work with the group on such issues as requiring a minor to notify a parent before having an abortion.

But Atteberry said she has been angered that the Dudley campaign refuses to send in a questionnaire detailing his views and she now says:

"He's trying to get as far away from us as we can and we don't trust him."

The Right to Life guide now makes a clear distinction between Alley and Dudley. It describes Alley as supportive of its positions on all five of the issues it lists. He departs only in not describing himself as pro-life. In contrast, Dudley's stands include three question marks and a maybe - and the group notes that he refused to return their questionnaire.

The Dudley campaign replied with a conciliatory response. Clearly, they don't want to fan the flames of conflict with a group that has often played an important role in Republican primaries.

"Chris has maintained an open and honest discussion with Oregon Right to
Life and will continue to do so throughout this campaign and into the governor's
office," said a statement e-mailed by campaign spokeswoman Brittany Bramell. "Chris would be open to looking at legislation such as parental
notification and a ban on late term abortion."Here's the portion of the Oregon Right to Life voter guide dealing with the candidates for governor.